The effect of vitamin D supplementation on male infertility
- Conditions
- Male Infertility.Male infertility
- Registration Number
- IRCT20151128025274N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Willing to participate in the study and filling out the informed consent form
They should be infertile (no conception after 12 months intercourse without any contraception)
Age 20-49 y.o.
Idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia according to WHO criteria
Vitamin D levels = 30 ng, ml
Normal hormonal profile
Any known causes of infertility (such as infection in genitourinary (GU) tract, anatomical abnormality in GU tract, immunological and etc.)
Any chronic disease and any surgery in GU tract
Any antioxidant supplements consumption, drug treatment or alcohol consumption during last 3 months
Candidate for ICSI (sperm injection inside the cytoplasm)
Contact with pesticides, heavy metals and solvents
Severe physical activity and body mass index (BMI) higher than 30 and less than 18.5 kg,m2
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method